BlogsCanada: E-GroupMulti-partisan political punditryDion Wants the Court Challenges Program Back- April 23, 2007 Dion calls for the reinstatement of the Court Challenges program cut by the Harper Cons. Good for him. The Cons say why would the government fund people who want to challenge official government policy through the Courts They also say the Court Challenges Program was not much more than a pool of cash for lawyers to access to irritate the government. That seems to be the extent of the rationale for Harper to cut the program. It has been cut before, by the Mulroney government and later...http://www.blogscanada.ca/egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=1f4423f5-4b69-4e84-bc7d-e54d38ea2682 May and Dion Co-operation: A Good Omen- April 13, 2007 As almost everyone will have heard by now, the Liberals and Greens have struck a deal. The Liberals won't run a candidate against Elizabeth May and The Greens won't run a candidate against Dion. The Canadian blogosphere and punditocracy is abuzz with reaction to the unprecedented deal. Some observers see brilliance while others see a sellout. I see a pragmatic approach and I'm all for pragmatism. The continued strength of the Bloc means that Canada is destined to be governed by...http://www.blogscanada.ca/egroup/PermaLink.aspx?guid=3cf70af1-adf5-4ff6-aa08-dcd6428af7c5 |